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Deputy Assistant to the President Raj Shah. (Photo: Twitter)World
Trump appoints Indian-American to key White House position

A second generation Indian American, Shah's parents are from Mumbai having origins from Gujarat.

5 Jan 2017 10:37 AM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: File)World
Army allows turbans, beards, hijabs for servicemen in US

The new set of rules, issued by Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning, allows religious accommodations to be approved at...

5 Jan 2017 10:29 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)World
Pakistan Supreme Court seeks details of PM's career

Supreme Court asked the defence lawyer to tell the exact date of Nawaz Sharif's appointment as the minister of finance...

5 Jan 2017 7:03 AM IST

In an email, Ivan Rogers urged colleagues to provide British ministers with their \unvarnished\ understanding through Brexit negotiations. (Photo: AFP)World
Britain's Brexit plans rocked by EU ambassador's resignation

The diplomat resigned nine months before his tenure ends on October.

4 Jan 2017 9:06 PM IST

The evacuation of eastern Aleppo stalled Friday after an eruption of gunfire, as the Syrian government and rebels threw accusations at each other, raising fears that a peaceful surrender of the opposition enclave could fall apart with thousands of people believed to be still inside. (Photo: AP)World
Aleppo: Families return to the city seeking to resume their lives

Thousands of people who were displaced by the war in Aleppo return to the city to see if they resume their livelihoods.

4 Jan 2017 8:13 PM IST

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. (Photo: AP)World
US: WikiLeaks urges officials to leak White House docs

The website tweeted appealing for evidence of any Obama agent destroying significant records and announced a reward for...

4 Jan 2017 8:07 PM IST

File photo of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Photo: AP)World
Istanbul attack aimed to 'polarise' Turkish society: President Erdogan

In his first remarks about Sunday's attack, the president claimed it to be an attempt to create fissures in the society.

4 Jan 2017 5:35 PM IST

Israeli solider Sgt. Elor Azaria waits with his parents for the verdict inside the military court in Tel Aviv, Israel on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)World
Israel: Soldier convicted for shooting a wounded Palestinian

The court said that the Israeli soldier had no reason to open fire on the Palestinian as he posed no threat.

4 Jan 2017 5:04 PM IST

Uber driver Keith Avila (Photo: Facebook/Keith Avila)World
US: 16-year-old passenger saved from pimps by Uber driver

The Uber driver overheard the conversation between the passengers and alerted the police suspecting illegal activity.

4 Jan 2017 2:57 PM IST

A police officer looks a photographs of the victims displayed a day after an attack at a popular nightclub in Istanbul. (Photo: AP)World
Nightclub attacker who killed 39, identified: Turkey

Mevlut Cavusoglu, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, notified a local news agency that the nighclub attacker has been...

4 Jan 2017 2:17 PM IST

Rodrigo DuterteWorld
Philippines' President Duterte says his cousins might be with ISIS

Strap: Duterte said his cousins had earlier been members of Islamist groups such as Moro Islamic Liberation Front.

4 Jan 2017 10:38 AM IST

Secretary of State John Kerry. (Photo: File)World
IWT: US asks India, Pak to work together to resolve issue

However, it was not clarified whether US would intervene to ensure a peaceful solution to the IWT issue.

4 Jan 2017 9:12 AM IST

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